Letters
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Clubs must stand up for women and umpires
WOMEN in sport are treated as second class citizens and that’s not OK.They work just as hard, (sometimes harder) than their male counterparts but they…
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Aldi has picked a good spot to set up shop
ALDI is not stupid.They want to operate in Mildura and somewhere on the highway near Sixteenth Street is ideal.It’s in a future growth area where…
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We need jobs, bring them to Mildura
SHAME on you Mildura for objecting to Aldi supermarket coming to our city. How many young people in this city are unemployed? Yet here we are…
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Pay tribute to Fiona by continuing her work
A STATE memorial service to celebrate the public contributions made by Fiona Richardson will be held Thursday at 10.30am in Northcote.We extend an invitation to…
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Constitution clear on citizenship
I REMAIN hopeful that the High Court of Australia will uphold Section 44 of our Constitution, which makes it clear that anyone who holds dual…
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No help for country hospital power bills
THE Andrews Labor Government has refused to commit to providing more funding to country hospitals facing skyrocketing power bills.On Wednesday, Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio would…
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Abuse reporting reforms vital
RECOMMENDATIONS to reform Australia’s criminal justice system, including making failure to report in religious confessionals a criminal offence, are critical measures that must be supported…
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Upgrade what we have before buying more
Mildura already has three ovals and a stadium being under-utilised at Aero Ovals. Why do we need a whole new development? Just upgrade these facilities.Also if we…
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More Medicare rebates for country Australians
Rural and remote Australians stand to benefit significantly from reforms that will see patients now receive Medicare rebates for after-care checks undertaken by their GP…
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Welfare recipients need to be drug tested
The move to drug test those on welfare is necessary.The cost of drugs has been government funded for too long. An addict’s drug costs are far…
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Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable
IN 2015, beyondblue issued a statement in support of marriage equality.We did so because discrimination is unacceptable.Discrimination is a cause of distress for many people…
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Abortion is inequality for unborn humans
LAST month, Bill Shorten said in a newsworthy speech: “The system as it stands is accelerating inequality rather than addressing it.”He plans to flaunt this…
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